Vale Richard Gatti

It is with great sadness that I would like to inform you of the recent death of Richard “Dick” Gatti.

I was fortunate to have visited him and his wife Debby on my way home from the recent Loughborough A-T clinical meeting.

Richard was a pioneer in developing research into A-T. He was mentored by Boder and Sedgwick, two giants in the field who defined the syndrome and put A-T on the map.

This led to him initiating research meetings on A-T, from a very humble beginning with a couple of dozen attendees to the clinical meetings as we know them today covering a variety of disciplines.

Richard made important contributions to the field including chromosomal localization of the gene, a member of the consortium led by Yossi Shiloh in identifying the ATM gene and a major contribution to describing the different types of ATM mutations across the globe, establishing and ATM mutation bank with Pat Concannon.

Martin Lavin

Year 2 of Triheptanoin Open Label Trial Funding Secured

Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, BrAshA-T has committed $190,000 to fund the second year of the C7 Open Label Trial being led by Prof David Coman and Prof Martin Lavin.

Commencing in July 2025, the trial is a continutaion into the investigation of the liquid fat supplement, Triheptanoin, in reversing mitochondrial dysfunction and cell death in A-T patients. Read more

Generalized ASO-Mediated Upregulation Approaches in Safely Restoring ATM Levels in A-T Patients

Dr Dmitry Ovchinnikov, a molecular geneticist and stem cell biologist at The Florey, has been awarded $235,000 for stage II of a research project to continue work on developing a next-generation treatment using ASOs (Antisense Oligonucleotides).

Commencing mid-2025, this 12-month project, co-funded with the A-T Children's Project (USA) will focus on testing the safety of efficacious ASOs, the short and stable by design DNA fragments, in human cells and in mice. Read more

Watch presentations from the recent A-T Clinical Conference in the UK

It's Time to Shelve the Shaver and Grow a Beard!

Winter is here which means it's time for the Annual Beard Up Boys fundraiser.

Register to grow a beard throughout winter (June - August) and ask family, friends and colleagues to generously sponsor you for a great cause.